NutriVed Zinpro for Dogs (100 CHEWABLE Tablets)

History: I have a Siberian Husky about to be 3 years old named Shiva. Except the fact that she has slight corneal lipidosis and a bit hard to maintain proper weight, shiva has always been in good health. I have always used natural sulfate free shampoos and conditioners as well as give a skin/coat supplement because my dogs' (I have a wolf hybrid as well) coats and skin are very important to me. She is on Hill's Ideal balance regular formula since its the only diet that keeps good weight on her. Besides that, in the past she's had raw diet and several kinds of grain free kibble, most namely Nature's Variety. Besides 20 mg of Pepcid AC every other day, she has no other history of medications.Doing all this, a couple of weeks ago shiva had an inflamed area (what seemed like a hotspot) midway through her tail. She chewed it since it itched. When I spread the hairs it seemed to have become a pus exuding wound. So I shaved the area, cleaned,disinfected it, put triple antibiotic, and bandaged her wound, thinking it might have been a severe red ant bite or some sort. At this time shiva was also blowing her coat, but I noticed that she was blowing a lot more hair than usual.Fast forward a few days and she began to constantly itch her back. I shaved the area to reveal a 10x4 inch section of her back to have what appeared to be a rash with pistules (A small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus) randomly scattered thought the skin. Alarmed, I disinfected it with Fungisan and bought her an elizabethan collar. Knowing that this will mean a trip to the vet, I knew the protocol for something like this. Being a vet tech student, I knew that rightfully shiva needed a biopsy for diagnosis. However, most vets do not do biopsies outright. It usually starts with blood work, a fungus/bacteria culture, perhaps a skin scraping, and if all of those were negative, THEN you may get a biopsy. However even BEFORE all that, shiva would have most likely started out with antibiotics and a steroid shot, both short term possible solutions but not THE solution. Which means around $500+. My school loans haven't come in yet and it wouldn't be for a month till it is disbursed so I scattered for funds, but to no avail. Day by day her skin condition got worse and worse.During these days I researched high and low, through my books as well as the internet. I came upon an apparently common condition known as Zinc-Responsive Dermatosis. Known symptoms being skin lesions including generalized erythematous-crusted papules, often pruritic, accompanied by hyperkeratosis, erythema and swelling of footpads and eye areas. Besides the feet and eye symptom, she had the rest, so I looked into treatment. Turns out, all that the dogs needed was a zinc supplement. I looked at the pros and cons of giving a zinc supplement and possible overdose if in fact shiva did not have ZRD. I took my chances according to my situation and bought a bottle on 1-day delivery. At this point shiva's back was not getting any better and when I would just ever so slightly touch the area, she would cry out in pain.Within about 4-5 days of giving her Zinpro, I saw a difference on her back. It started to heal and the inflammation was indeed going down. The pistules started to dry up but I was cautious to still have doubts.My doubts were slowly lifting as time went by. By week 2, the skin is nothing but dried up crusts of healing skin (dandruff like mainly) and almost no odor was exuding from her back side and no pain! I am convinced that shiva does indeed have ZRD syndrome I. Her coat has ceased shedding so much and looks more even now.Extra Info: If shiva were to be non responsive to treatment I would have definitely gone to see a dermatologist when my loans were to come in. I took the chance because I felt that it was devastating me to see my dog in that state and I could not wait. I take pride in taking great care for my dog children and it was painful for me to watch shiva like that. Research though has indicated that ZRD syndrome I is a genetic condition that can be passed down in bloodlines. I stopped blaming myself but I would never trust the place where I bought Shiva again due to faulty breeding. From start of treatment till now (2 weeks into zinpro) I have left the collar on her and continue to do so until her pruritis (itchiness) would cease. I would recommend the same since this is an itchy/painful condition.I do not condone doing this yourself like I did. I would indeed recommend seeing your vets please. My case with Shiva may not be your case with your dog and you may not see similar results. I am thankful that I have saved Shiva from further painful procedures as well and I guess some money. It was not the possible vet cost that made me do this, I could't care less if I had to pay 10 times that, but at the moment I was a broke college kid trying to help my dog with the nursing skills I was taught and personal parental concern.Thanks to honest Amazon reviews and resources I was able to cure my lovely Shiva. But it was really the amazon reviews and the reviewers' experience that really pushed me to buy this product. Thank you Amazon!

I purchased this after reading about ZRD in Huskies. I have 2 huskies; a brother and sister from the same littler. One has a beautiful “normal” husky coat. The other husky started with that same beautiful coat, but then after his first serious shed at around 1 year, his guard hairs never seemed to grow back. He simply had the white, fluffy undercoat. Having owned huskies before, I knew there was something wrong, but I didn’t worry too much because he didn’t show any other outward signs other than being the more “delicate” between the two. As coat began to get duller and attracted an unusual amount of dirt, I strated growing concerned and took him to my vet. He wasn’t sure exactly what was causing the abnormal coat, but agreed that he’d also seen some clinical journals where this abnormal coat was mentioned as part of a zinc deficiency. He agreed I should try this Zinpro and said wait six months to see what happened. We are now in month two, and our boy’s guard hairs are beginning to grow back. He no longer has that abnormal “grimy” look to his coat and he seems a little less “delicate.” I am very happy with this product, and expect to see an even bigger improvement in the next 4 months.I read the reviews on this product and also did a lot of my own research before I purchased. However, I also consulted with my vet before beginning a zinc supplementation. Overdosing on zinc is a VERY REAL THING. I have read people killed their dogs by over supplementing on these reviews. Please don’t give this to your dog without consulting with a vet. Even though I have huskies where the evidence and literature is overwhelming for ZRD, I still talked to my vet and got the right dosage. Don’t blame the company for killing your dog if you don’t take those steps.I am incredibly happy with this product. No diet change, salmon oil, brushing or grooming made a difference for my husky and his coat. This is the only thing that has helped him and we are so excited to see the improvement. My husky also likes the taste; we just put it in with his food and he actually picks the tablets out first. I have experienced a few broken tabs, but not that many and I have bought human chewable tablets from the healthfood store with the same amount of breakage.